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In 1801, Lucy Bakewell Audubon moved from England to Pennsylvania with her wealthy family. There the family land adjoined that of John James Audubon. They married and moved to Kentucky to pursue her husband’s General Store business. The couple lost everything, including her inheritance, in the Panic of 1819 and declared bankruptcy. They relocated to New Orleans, where she supported the family with a teaching job while her husband pursued his interest in ornithology. She was instrumental in the engraving and publication of his series “The Birds of America” and published his biography after his death. She is quoted as saying, “If I were jealous, I should have a bitter time of it, for every bird is my rival.”
Lucy is constructed of recycled wool and dressed in vintage apron pockets. She stands approximately 10” tall.
In 1801, Lucy Bakewell Audubon moved from England to Pennsylvania with her wealthy family. There the family land adjoined that of John James Audubon. They married and moved to Kentucky to pursue her husband’s General Store business. The couple lost everything, including her inheritance, in the Panic of 1819 and declared bankruptcy. They relocated to New Orleans, where she supported the family with a teaching job while her husband pursued his interest in ornithology. She was instrumental in the engraving and publication of his series “The Birds of America” and published his biography after his death. She is quoted as saying, “If I were jealous, I should have a bitter time of it, for every bird is my rival.”
Lucy is constructed of recycled wool and dressed in vintage apron pockets. She stands approximately 10” tall.